SBI to launch Saudi Arabia's first Japanese equity fund

Japan financial group taps Middle Eastern appetite for overseas assets

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Saudi Arabia is seeking to diversify its oil-dependent economy under the Saudi Vision 2030 initiative. © Reuters

MASAYUKI SHIKATA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's SBI Holdings and Saudi Arabia's Albilad Capital have reached a basic agreement to provide investment funds to each other, including what will be Saudi Arabia's first Japanese-equity mutual fund.

SBI will launch the fund in the first half of fiscal 2025 through unit SBI Asset Management, targeting retail investors across the Middle East. The fund may focus on game- and entertainment-related Japanese stocks like Nintendo and Capcom, which the Saudi government's Public Investment Fund has invested in.

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